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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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